‘Distress address, not national address’: Opposition fires back at PM Modi over Women’s Reservation Bill row

Opposition leaders slam PM Modi’s speech on the Women’s Reservation Bill defeat. They call it a "distress address" after PM accused the Congress and TMC of "foeticide".

New Delhi: Opposition leaders hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday after his address to the nation and the high-stakes defeat of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha. He issued a rare apology to the “mothers and sisters” of India but he didn’t stop there.

PM Modi went on a full-scale offensive accusing the Opposition specifically the Congress, TMC, and DMK of committing “foeticide” by blocking the quota bill.

The Prime Minister’s tone was one of deep frustration. He argued that the dreams of “women........

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